Division II · Great American Conference
Southern Arkansas University Women's Basketball
Magnolia, AR · the Muleriders · Southern Arkansas University overview
17
Roster
2024–25 season
$373k
Team budget
13th percentile in Division II
$21,951
Per roster spot
median $35,547
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
67%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Southern Arkansas University fields a women's basketball team in the Great American Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $373,168, below the median of $576k — $21,951 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II women's basketball programs. The school gave $791,319 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $5,419 per roster spot.
Among Division II women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 294 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#256Team budgetof 294 · Division II#248Spend per playerof 294 · Division II#80Roster sizeof 294 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II women's basketball program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$373,168 for the year
- Operating expenses$69,495 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$21,951 division median $35,547
- Athletic aid, women's teams$791,319 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$5,419 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$10,205 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Darrick Matthews head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
- Division II roster spots4,983 294 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 71 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,224undergraduates · 5,127 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →67%admitted · of 2,936 applicants
SAT middle 50%920 – 1180
ACT middle 50%17 – 23
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 41%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $373,168 $21,951 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $791,319
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $10,205
Cost
Full picture →$14,164net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,820 in-state · $15,400 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.35violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in education · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Southern Arkansas University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Basketball program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions67% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$14,164 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEducation · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,224Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.35 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 59 | 15 | $538k | — | 69% | |
| Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference | 59 | 14 | $451k | — | 82% | |
| Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 61 | 17 | $1.2M | 942 | 24% | |
| Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 63 | 14 | $2M | 974 | 73% | |
| Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 63 | 20 | $151k | — | 54% | |
| East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 83 | 28 | $283k | — | 60% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 85 | 12 | $338k | — | — | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 86 | 13 | $1.4M | 958 | 75% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 96 | 12 | $818k | 973 | 58% | |
| LeTourneau University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 104 | 18 | $196k | — | 41% | |
| Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference | 107 | 17 | $1.1M | 976 | 94% | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Division I · United Athletic Conference | 111 | 12 | $1.3M | 981 | 58% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Great American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Nazarene University | 33 | $723k | $21,920 | — | vs | |
| Oklahoma Baptist University | 15 | $672k | $44,780 | — | vs | |
| Harding University | 14 | $593k | $42,327 | — | vs | |
| Ouachita Baptist University | 15 | $538k | $35,845 | — | vs | |
| Arkansas Tech University | 16 | $486k | $30,394 | — | vs | |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State University | 15 | $472k | $31,494 | — | vs | |
| Henderson State University | 14 | $451k | $32,215 | — | vs | |
| Southwestern Oklahoma State University | 13 | $448k | $34,494 | — | vs | |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State University | 17 | $418k | $24,600 | — | vs | |
| East Central University | 13 | $398k | $30,597 | — | vs | |
| Southern Arkansas University | 17 | $373k | $21,951 | — | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello | 12 | $338k | $28,198 | — | vs |
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